Saturday, June 15, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
✿~June 13~♥
Recalling June 13 in UK......
As the exchange rate of UK Sterling Pound was around 5 that time, we could not afford to have meals outside everyday...
Thus, we would prepare lunch and dinner ourselves in the house...
Simple spaghetti with Prego sauce and topped with Basil would be our lunch or dinner...
Or else, we would buy 1 pound pizza from Aldi and topped with my favourite BBQ sauce then shared as one meal of the day...
And after meal, this is the best part in UK... we enjoyed the most!!!
We would have fruits as desserts... Our favourite, fruits~ especially CHERRY~★
Cherry is so worthwhile in UK, as we could get as low as £1 in ASDA for 250g, or else might be lower in ALDI... ^^ however, Asda's would seemed fresher compared to lower cost in Aldi...
PS: I checked with mum for the price in Msia, it was RM60 per kg... >.<
As the exchange rate of UK Sterling Pound was around 5 that time, we could not afford to have meals outside everyday...
Thus, we would prepare lunch and dinner ourselves in the house...
Simple spaghetti with Prego sauce and topped with Basil would be our lunch or dinner...
Or else, we would buy 1 pound pizza from Aldi and topped with my favourite BBQ sauce then shared as one meal of the day...
And after meal, this is the best part in UK... we enjoyed the most!!!
We would have fruits as desserts... Our favourite, fruits~ especially CHERRY~★
Cherry is so worthwhile in UK, as we could get as low as £1 in ASDA for 250g, or else might be lower in ALDI... ^^ however, Asda's would seemed fresher compared to lower cost in Aldi...
PS: I checked with mum for the price in Msia, it was RM60 per kg... >.<
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
✿~June 11~SHU Orientation~♥
Recalling June 11 in 2012.....
This day was the orientation day, the first day we went to our beloved SHU city campus...
From Charlotte Court, it would take about 20 minutes to walk to Owen Building...
As for the first time, we were still new there, we took a longer road to campus... haha!! =)
After nearly half hour of exercise, we finally arrived in Owen Building...
Hey, forgot to mention, there was an uphill before reaching Owen Building, that part of route to uni everyday was not my favourite... XDXD
All of the TARC students were gathered in the Pennine Lecture Theatre~★
There was Andrew Bromley, the friendly student co-ordinator greeted us with warm welcome... ^^
After the orientation ceremony, we went to The Hubs to get tickets to weekend trips...
It was quite a disappointment when found out that we were too late to book for Tong Hang's Weekend Trips which was more recommended ones, as Allen and Zen were very nice and lovely tour guides...
Anyhow, we were still going for weekend trips!!
There were trips organised by Hallam Union which was sold in The Hubs that noon...
Su Wei and I went to The Hubs after light lunch which provided by SHU after the orientation...
We bought ourselves, Monkey and Eng Seng tickets to weekend trips and parties...
There were Cowboy Party and Disney Party, sounded interesting right?
This day was the orientation day, the first day we went to our beloved SHU city campus...
From Charlotte Court, it would take about 20 minutes to walk to Owen Building...
As for the first time, we were still new there, we took a longer road to campus... haha!! =)
After nearly half hour of exercise, we finally arrived in Owen Building...
Hey, forgot to mention, there was an uphill before reaching Owen Building, that part of route to uni everyday was not my favourite... XDXD
All of the TARC students were gathered in the Pennine Lecture Theatre~★
There was Andrew Bromley, the friendly student co-ordinator greeted us with warm welcome... ^^
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| Pennine Lecture Theatre~★ |
After the orientation ceremony, we went to The Hubs to get tickets to weekend trips...
It was quite a disappointment when found out that we were too late to book for Tong Hang's Weekend Trips which was more recommended ones, as Allen and Zen were very nice and lovely tour guides...
Anyhow, we were still going for weekend trips!!
There were trips organised by Hallam Union which was sold in The Hubs that noon...
Su Wei and I went to The Hubs after light lunch which provided by SHU after the orientation...
We bought ourselves, Monkey and Eng Seng tickets to weekend trips and parties...
There were Cowboy Party and Disney Party, sounded interesting right?
Monday, June 10, 2013
✿~June 10~♥
Recalling June 10 in 2012...
As we had done some shopping in - ALDI ★
We enjoyed breakfast with - HARVEST MORN ~ Chocolate Crunch ★ with Raspberries
The combination was tasty, as cereal alone would be too sweet, thus with the sourness from Raspberries, having this just made our morning wonderful...
Milk - £1
Harvest Morn Cereal - £1.xx (not more than £1.50)
Raspberries - £1
My favourite milk there was with the lowest % of fat, if not mistaken, it was 0.4% Fat stated on the bottle, it tasted so nice... Unlike milk in Malaysia which seem to be 4% Fat, hahaha!!! =p
For only these price, we could really enjoy mornings in UK... ^^
As we had done some shopping in - ALDI ★
We enjoyed breakfast with - HARVEST MORN ~ Chocolate Crunch ★ with Raspberries
The combination was tasty, as cereal alone would be too sweet, thus with the sourness from Raspberries, having this just made our morning wonderful...
Milk - £1
Harvest Morn Cereal - £1.xx (not more than £1.50)
Raspberries - £1
My favourite milk there was with the lowest % of fat, if not mistaken, it was 0.4% Fat stated on the bottle, it tasted so nice... Unlike milk in Malaysia which seem to be 4% Fat, hahaha!!! =p
For only these price, we could really enjoy mornings in UK... ^^
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| HARVEST MORN ~ Chocolate Crunch + Raspberries ★ |
Sunday, June 9, 2013
✿~June 09~♥
Recalling June 09 in 2012...
It was a beautiful morning...
We took breakfast in the breakfast shop just beside our hostel - Supa Snax~★
Su Wei and i shared a sandwich with peanut butter and strawberry jam... ^^
Today we went to city center in Sheffield, it was a guided tour by Mei's Friend, a senior in SHU...
It was a small town area... lovely...
We took lunch in a bar - The Bankers Draft - ★
Ordered a Jacket Potato and Ham & Egg, they were delicious!! Worthwhile 2 for £6.49... ^^
It was a beautiful morning...
We took breakfast in the breakfast shop just beside our hostel - Supa Snax~★
Su Wei and i shared a sandwich with peanut butter and strawberry jam... ^^
Today we went to city center in Sheffield, it was a guided tour by Mei's Friend, a senior in SHU...
It was a small town area... lovely...
We took lunch in a bar - The Bankers Draft - ★
Ordered a Jacket Potato and Ham & Egg, they were delicious!! Worthwhile 2 for £6.49... ^^
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| Jacket Potato with Tuna~★ |
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| Ham & Egg~★ |
Saturday, June 8, 2013
✿~June 08~♥
Recalling June 08 in 2012,
It was a memorable day, where i was onboard Singapore Airline, arrived in Manchester Airport...
It was drizzling that day, felt the cooling weather in the ending of Spring...
We waited in the airport for someone to lead us to the coach to get to our hostels in Sheffield...
Su Wei and i were in the same plane... so we just stick together...
When we arrived at the gathering point, we saw Mei and Joanne, which became our flatmates then.. =)
It was a roughly 2 hours journey to get to CHARLOTTE COURT, our new home in UK during the study...
I got the Number 1 room in flat 9, which being the master bedroom in the flat... lucky me... =p
We were guided by the senior residents for internet usage in the room, thanks a lot to Ujin and Yu Huang... ^^
Then we went for walkaround... enjoying the cold weather, unlike hot ones in Malaysia...
It was a memorable day, where i was onboard Singapore Airline, arrived in Manchester Airport...
It was drizzling that day, felt the cooling weather in the ending of Spring...
We waited in the airport for someone to lead us to the coach to get to our hostels in Sheffield...
Su Wei and i were in the same plane... so we just stick together...
When we arrived at the gathering point, we saw Mei and Joanne, which became our flatmates then.. =)
It was a roughly 2 hours journey to get to CHARLOTTE COURT, our new home in UK during the study...
I got the Number 1 room in flat 9, which being the master bedroom in the flat... lucky me... =p
We were guided by the senior residents for internet usage in the room, thanks a lot to Ujin and Yu Huang... ^^
Then we went for walkaround... enjoying the cold weather, unlike hot ones in Malaysia...
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| View from my room~✿ |
Sunday, May 19, 2013
✿~Tips for Self-Study~♥
This is exactly what i need for coming exam on 11th June, facing my nightmare P2!!!!!
Tips from ACCA~~★
1 Make use of support
Make use of any distance learning support you have. Some of you will be distance-learning candidates so will have access to remote support from tutors – use it.
2 Use the latest materials
Sometimes students studying at home will use second-hand study materials, which may be out of date. The syllabus for some exams changes so you must make sure you have the latest materials – or at least know and have access to whatever material has changed.
3 Find a peer group
One of the most effective ways to learn is to have a peer group of people who are all trying to achieve
the same goals. Find friends or people you may know and regularly meet up or communicate to
support each other through your exams.
4 Be disciplined
Be disciplined in your studies. It’s very easy to want to take extra breaks, or not really push yourself
hard when studying at home. You must focus on the reasons why you are taking the exams and use
those and strict time management to keep yourself disciplined.
5 Immerse yourself in a topic
When you study at a college you will concentrate on one topic or paper for days at a time. The reason
is that the human brain learns best when immersed in learning. Use this principle and focus on one
topic or one paper for hours at a time. It may get boring, but it works.
6 Do practice questions
It can be very easy to become lazy about doing practice questions at home. You can fool yourself into
thinking that just because you have read something you know it and don’t have to test yourself. You
must do practice questions as you study.
7 Recreate exam conditions
In order to perform well in the actual exam you must get your body and mind trained to be able to
cope with the physical and mental pressure. So make sure you do mock exams under exam conditions
including sticking to time limits, using a small desk, sitting continuously for just over three hours,
writing neatly, etc. The better you can recreate exam conditions the better you will do in the real exam.
Tips from ACCA~~★
1 Make use of support
Make use of any distance learning support you have. Some of you will be distance-learning candidates so will have access to remote support from tutors – use it.
2 Use the latest materials
Sometimes students studying at home will use second-hand study materials, which may be out of date. The syllabus for some exams changes so you must make sure you have the latest materials – or at least know and have access to whatever material has changed.
3 Find a peer group
One of the most effective ways to learn is to have a peer group of people who are all trying to achieve
the same goals. Find friends or people you may know and regularly meet up or communicate to
support each other through your exams.
4 Be disciplined
Be disciplined in your studies. It’s very easy to want to take extra breaks, or not really push yourself
hard when studying at home. You must focus on the reasons why you are taking the exams and use
those and strict time management to keep yourself disciplined.
5 Immerse yourself in a topic
When you study at a college you will concentrate on one topic or paper for days at a time. The reason
is that the human brain learns best when immersed in learning. Use this principle and focus on one
topic or one paper for hours at a time. It may get boring, but it works.
6 Do practice questions
It can be very easy to become lazy about doing practice questions at home. You can fool yourself into
thinking that just because you have read something you know it and don’t have to test yourself. You
must do practice questions as you study.
7 Recreate exam conditions
In order to perform well in the actual exam you must get your body and mind trained to be able to
cope with the physical and mental pressure. So make sure you do mock exams under exam conditions
including sticking to time limits, using a small desk, sitting continuously for just over three hours,
writing neatly, etc. The better you can recreate exam conditions the better you will do in the real exam.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
✿~Orientation Day~♥
★~SHU Orientation Day fell on 11 Jun 12~
Normal stuffs on orientation was known to be BORING~~ =p
After welcoming speech from Mr Andrew, we headed for our FREE LUNCH~ there was choice of pasta or rice~
Pasta served with some salmon and rice served with chicken chunks~
The Hubs started selling Day Trip Tickets at 12pm if not remembered wrongly...
Xiao Hui and I went to grab our day trip tickets and for Monkey and Yinsin as well~~
We regretted did not make reservation with Ellen and Zen (Tong Hang) from Facebook before coming... they are really nice and friendly, Ellen is pretty!! haha~~ ^^
The difference between trips organised by Hallam Union and Tong Hang were one with pretty colourful original maps and another one with printed or photocopied maps... also, Ellen, Zen or other agent may tell us in details about the place we were going and which are the must-stops... on the other hand, some Hallam Union student guides may have done their homework before guiding us but most of the time they did not speak much about the destination and just giving us the maps to let us discover ourselves... then we might miss a lot of interesting sites at the destinations... =p
Back on The Hubs, there were counters selling different day trip tickets situated in different rooms, we looked for the ones that we were interested, almost ALL though~~ haha!! ^^
We booked with Ellen for 2 York tickets, 2 Bicester Village and 1 MU ticket for myself... these tickets were not booked for Monkey and Yinsin as they were still in Malaysia on the date of the trips or else they needed to work on assignment on the day we were going to Bicester Village...
Other than that, we bought Disney and Cowboy parties tickets, Whitby, Blackpool, Cambridge, Leeds and Cheshire Oaks day trip tickets for 4 of us~~ ^^
The prices and summary for all trips organised by Hallam Union were stated clearly in the small booklet which placed on the desk in our room in hostel...
All trips organised by Hallam Union depart from The Hubs, thus all of us must be at The Hubs 10 min before the departure time... =p
On the other hand, all trips organised by Tong Hang will come to each hostel to pick us up~~ how nice!!! ^^
I did not remembered exactly which day but we have gone for registration of SHU Card a.k.a Student Card, medical and submission of bank draft for the balancing tuition fees...
During the process of registering the SHU Card, photo on the card was taken on the spot...lolx hence there were many complaints after the SHU Card distributed right after the registration had done... =p mine look dumb and noob~~ haha!!
After that, we needed to make appointments with senior residents Ujin for opening bank account~~ there is choice of Natwest or Barclays, Xiao Hui and I chosen Natwest while Monkey and Yinsin opened their accounts with Barclays... ^^
NatWest provided 2 cards of Basic Savings Debit Card and Debit Card... both NatWest cards can be used during shopping and withdrawals while Barclays provided 2 cards as well, yet the Savings card can only be used to withdraw cash in Barclays branches while the Debit Card can be used to withdraw cash in any FREE CASH ATMs... =p
Normal stuffs on orientation was known to be BORING~~ =p
After welcoming speech from Mr Andrew, we headed for our FREE LUNCH~ there was choice of pasta or rice~
Pasta served with some salmon and rice served with chicken chunks~
The Hubs started selling Day Trip Tickets at 12pm if not remembered wrongly...
Xiao Hui and I went to grab our day trip tickets and for Monkey and Yinsin as well~~
We regretted did not make reservation with Ellen and Zen (Tong Hang) from Facebook before coming... they are really nice and friendly, Ellen is pretty!! haha~~ ^^
The difference between trips organised by Hallam Union and Tong Hang were one with pretty colourful original maps and another one with printed or photocopied maps... also, Ellen, Zen or other agent may tell us in details about the place we were going and which are the must-stops... on the other hand, some Hallam Union student guides may have done their homework before guiding us but most of the time they did not speak much about the destination and just giving us the maps to let us discover ourselves... then we might miss a lot of interesting sites at the destinations... =p
Back on The Hubs, there were counters selling different day trip tickets situated in different rooms, we looked for the ones that we were interested, almost ALL though~~ haha!! ^^
We booked with Ellen for 2 York tickets, 2 Bicester Village and 1 MU ticket for myself... these tickets were not booked for Monkey and Yinsin as they were still in Malaysia on the date of the trips or else they needed to work on assignment on the day we were going to Bicester Village...
Other than that, we bought Disney and Cowboy parties tickets, Whitby, Blackpool, Cambridge, Leeds and Cheshire Oaks day trip tickets for 4 of us~~ ^^
The prices and summary for all trips organised by Hallam Union were stated clearly in the small booklet which placed on the desk in our room in hostel...
All trips organised by Hallam Union depart from The Hubs, thus all of us must be at The Hubs 10 min before the departure time... =p
On the other hand, all trips organised by Tong Hang will come to each hostel to pick us up~~ how nice!!! ^^
I did not remembered exactly which day but we have gone for registration of SHU Card a.k.a Student Card, medical and submission of bank draft for the balancing tuition fees...
During the process of registering the SHU Card, photo on the card was taken on the spot...lolx hence there were many complaints after the SHU Card distributed right after the registration had done... =p mine look dumb and noob~~ haha!!
After that, we needed to make appointments with senior residents Ujin for opening bank account~~ there is choice of Natwest or Barclays, Xiao Hui and I chosen Natwest while Monkey and Yinsin opened their accounts with Barclays... ^^
NatWest provided 2 cards of Basic Savings Debit Card and Debit Card... both NatWest cards can be used during shopping and withdrawals while Barclays provided 2 cards as well, yet the Savings card can only be used to withdraw cash in Barclays branches while the Debit Card can be used to withdraw cash in any FREE CASH ATMs... =p
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| SHU Card~~★ |
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| NatWest debit cards~~★ |
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